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Today in History: September 27, Taliban take power in Afghanistan
Today is Friday, Sept. 27, the 271st day of 2024. There are 95 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 27, 1996, in Afghanistan, the Taliban, a band of former seminary students, drove the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, captured...
Georgia's anti-LGBTQ+ measures raise fears of hate crimes in the conservative South Caucasus nation
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Dozens of Georgians stood in tearful silence in a central square near parliament last week to mourn Kesaria Abramidze, a transgender actor and model who was stabbed to death the previous day in her apartment. Alongside flowers and candles, some carried...
Ukraine's president calls for unspecified global 'action' to force Russia into peace
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Ukraine’s president dismissed the notion of peace talks with Moscow on Tuesday, calling instead for unspecified global “action” to force Russia into peace for invading his country and to comply with the U.N. Charter’s requirement that every country respect the...
Trump praises Russia's military record in argument to stop funding Ukraine's fight
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday praised Russia's military record in historical conflicts and derided U.S. aid to Ukraine as he again insisted he would quickly end the war launched by Moscow's invasion if elected president. Speaking in Savannah, Georgia, Trump mocked...
In Belarus, the native language is vanishing as Russian takes prominence
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — When school started this year for Mikalay in Belarus, the 15-year-old discovered that his teachers and administrators no longer called him by that name. Instead, they referred to him as Nikolai, its Russian equivalent. What's more, classes at his school —...
Russia begins massive naval drills together with China
The Russian military on Tuesday launched massive naval and air drills spanning across both hemispheres and including China in joint maneuvers. The “Ocean-24” exercise spans the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the Mediterranean, Caspian and Baltic Seas and involves over 400 warships,...
US widens indictment of Russians in 'WhisperGate' conspiracy to destroy Ukrainian and NATO systems
BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has widened its indictment of Russians in the so-called WhisperGate malware attacks aimed at destroying computer systems in Ukraine and 26 NATO allies including the United States. A superseding indictment announced Thursday names five...
Azerbaijan holds a parliamentary election expected to retain the presidential party's dominance
Polls closed Sunday evening in Azerbaijan's snap parliamentary election, the first since it regained full control of a former breakaway territory in a lightning offensive last year. Previous elections since independence from the Soviet Union in the 1990s have not been regarded as...
Ukraine somberly marks 33 years of independence as war with Russia rages on
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine somberly marked its 33rd Independence Day on Saturday, setting the usual fireworks, parades and concerts aside to commemorate thousands of civilians and soldiers killed in the ongoing war with Russia. Social media was flooded with messages of gratitude...
UN demands halt to escalating attacks between Hezbollah and Israeli forces
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday demanded a halt to the increasing attacks between Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces and warned that further escalation “carries the high risk of leading to a widespread conflict.” Israel and...
